Conjugation, Resonance & Aromaticity
A 21-module path through conjugation, resonance & aromaticity, in study order from foundations to the frontier.
Modules
- Conjugation and Continuous p-Orbital Overlap
- Resonance and Delocalization of Electrons
- Rules for Drawing and Weighting Resonance Structures
- Stability of Conjugated Dienes
- The Molecular Orbitals of Butadiene
- The Allyl System
- Allylic Cations, Radicals and Anions
- Allylic Substitution and SN1' Reactions
- 1,2 vs 1,4 Addition to Dienes
- Kinetic vs Thermodynamic Control
- The Diels-Alder Reaction: Overview and Requirements
- The Diels-Alder Mechanism and Concertedness
- Diene and Dienophile Reactivity
- Stereospecificity of the Diels-Alder Reaction
- The Endo Rule
- Regiochemistry of the Diels-Alder Reaction
- Benzene and the Special Stability of Aromatics
- Hückel's 4n+2 Rule and MO Origins
- Aromatic, Antiaromatic and Nonaromatic Classification
- Aromatic Ions
- Aromaticity in Heterocycles